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TO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCRN:

Y Y 'Be it known that I, THOMAS L. BUnK, of Greensburg, in the county of Decatur, and in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and do hereby declare .that the following is a full,`- clear, and exact description thereof',l reference beingmade to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofvreferenc-e marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, forming part of this speciiication- Figure 1 represents a side view of thelfenc'e.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of posts A IA, with two of the corners hevelled or hewedoi to the centre on one side,' as shown in iig. 2, for the purpose of nailingthe vboards on the same, so as to construct a crooked or worm-fence, making it strong and self-supporting. K

By this plan 'the posts can always be placed plumbon a hill-side, and the en ds of'the boards tted accordingly.4 These postsA'A are fastened to a block of woodA or stone, B B, in Vthe ground, bymeans of apin, C,

either of wood or iron, to be fastened at the foo't of the post by one or two staples or pins, D, either with` small heads, or bent out` at the top, so that'the staple at the upper end will not letit parisl out below, as shown in iig. 2.

This is to anchor either a portable or a stationary fence, by making a hole ina block of wood or stone suiiicient to receive the lower end of the pin C and-be tight.

By this mode of fastening, the postsLA A are above ground, well anchored,and cannot rot, and, together with its being a crooked fence, fortifi'es it against heavystorms.

The posts A A may also be fastened in the wooden' or stone blocks B B, by ,the'use of a straight round or square pin driven into the foot of the posit, and then into a hole bored in the anchor-block.

l The fence is greatly strengthened by the doable lock or mule-lock, which is formed by passing a rail, E, from one panel to another, and splicing or letting the ends lap on each other where they rest on the boards'of each panel at the middle. These rails E are locked by' nailing strips F F on the panels, oneon each side oftheral Eand panel, always putting the strip F on the V side of the rail nearestY to the' post, and alsoby a small notch cut on one side of the rail to iit one of the strips at each panel completing the lock, as shown in fig. 2.

'By the use of-'this rail E and two strips F F across each panel,.one post can be saved, and cach panel made sixteen to eighteen feet long.

f- The wire G is fastened at the top of each panel, at its centre, by passing it through a holeand lapping it 'aroundone-half of the hoard at the top, continuing tfrom one panel to the next through the whole length of the fence. This arrangement not only prevents stock from jumping `over the fence, but also gives additional strength t ,the same. p l

Having thus fully described xnyinventionfu' hat I claim as new, and desire tofsecurve by Letters Latent, is#- AThe arrangement of the notched rails E, strips F, bcvelled posts A', and wire G r, all constructed, arranged,

and operating substantially as and for the purposes set forlh.- Y

i 'In testimony that I'claim'the foregoing, I have hereunto ser. my hand, thisSth day of April,` 1868,l

THOMAS L. BURK."

Witnesses:

SAMUEL A. Bouman, JOHN D. MILLER.l 

